The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1887-12-08

He LEAVES A NOTE SAYING THAT
HE HAS RUN AWAY.

Inability to Pay His Debts the Cause
of His Disappearance-Spen His
Partners and His Friends Money in
Dissipation-The Amount of His OBJ
legations Estimated at $4,000.
1t leaked out on the Bay yesterday MORN
ing that Julius Naccaw, of the
firm of Hohenstein & Maccaw, in
surance agents, had disappeared. He has
not been seen for several days, but in the
busy part of city man may drop out so
easily without being missed that his absence
caused no suspicion. Had anyone but Mac
caw's intimate friends known that he was
out of the city it is not likely that it would
have been given a second thought.
The first impression would have
been that he was away on business and that
would have ended it, but the fact Of his alb
sence was noted yesterday, and it was freely
told that he had run away. The. cause of
his disappearance was money troubles. He
became involved in debts which he could
not pay, and took what struck him as the
easiest way out of the difficulty,
THE STORY OF HIS LEAVING.
The history of his departure, as far as it
is known. was told last night by Mr.. Hohen-
STEM his partner. For some time past
Maccaw has been drinking heavily and
growing more and more dissipated. Last
Thursday night he was in the Office of the
firm when his partner, who IS on the street
most of the time, returned. Mr.. HOhen
stem said that as soon as he entered the
office he saw that Maccaw had been drink
ing too much, but lie thought he would be
all right the next day Friday morning he
did not put in his appearance. Nothing
was heard from him that day or Saturday.
Mr.. Hohenstein made inquiries, bat could
not learn where he was Thinking that
perhaps he was only off on a spree,
he was not troubled until Monday
morning, when Maccaws absence remained
still unexplained His business required
his attention and he was compelled to think
less of Maccaw than he otherwise would as
he had the work of both to do Monday
passed and still no tidings came
A NOTE FROM MACCAw.
On Tuesday morning Mr.. W G.. MOrrell
went to Hohenstein and said that he had re-
ceived note from Maccaw and that he had
run away. In the note Maccaw said that he
had become so deeply involved in debt that
he saw no way out of his difficulties and
the only thing he could do was to leave
Mr.. Hohenstein knew that Maccaw was in
debt to the firm, and he began at once to
Straighten out the books. He was not a
little surprised when few hours later he
received notice that a draft of Hohen-
stein & Maccaw for $500 had gone
to protest He at once looked into that
matter, AID he found that about the lasl
thing Maccaw had done was to draw draft
on New York for $500, deposit it in bank,
draw the money, and appropriate it to his
own use, and the first thing his partner
knew of the draft was when he received the
notice of protest
USED THE FIRMS MONEY.
In examining the books Mr. Hohenstein
found that he had been crediting the firm
with notes which, according to the books,
were drawn to pay the firms debts, but
which, in fact, went into Maccaw's pocket
He was personally indebted to the firm to
the extent of nearly 81 900 Mr.. Hohenstein
knew that, of course, but as Maccaw had
promised to pay it back, he had concluded
TO say nothing about it. Besides this debt
Maccaw has left the firm i'll debt between
500 and 81 900. Not only is he indebted to
his firm, however, but to many of his
friends. The sums he owes to three of these
will aggregate $1,000. In addition to all
this he has left many personal bills unpaid,
the amount of which is not known. His
total obligations will probably amount to
more than 5000, but how much more can
not be told
HIS WHEREABOUTS UNKNOWN.
No one knows nor has any one so far as
can be learned an idea where he has gone,
or what he took with HIM He probably
cashed the draft for $500, which was drawn
on Thursday in order to obtain money to
get away, and only few weeks ago he Dor
rowed 800 from one of his friends upon the
plea that he needed it in his business. 1t
was not used in the business. but it is sup
posed that he spent all that dissipating.
The firm of which he was member was
young one, but it was doing good bust
ness. Maccaw had an income that ought
to have been sufficient to more than
cover all his expenses, and his business
prospects were bright. He was member
of the Savannah Yacht Club, and Lieu
tenant of the Republican Blues